Accuracy of survival prediction by palliative radiation oncologists

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 870-873

  Chow, Edward ^a   Davis, Lori ^a   Panzarella, Tony ^b   Hayter, Charles ^a   Szumacher, Ewa ^a   Loblaw, Andrew ^a   Wong, Rebecca ^b   Danjoux, Cyril ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction; Survival

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

CANCER PATIENTS; METASTATIC DISEASES; PALLIATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; SURVIVAL PREDICTION;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; METASTASIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIATION ONCOLOGY;

EID: 13844280905     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.697     Document Type: Article

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